New computer

Yay! I bought a new computer yesterday. Unfortunately it won't be in till sometime in the future 8-O But I hope to get all my new pictures up soon. Yay again.

Wedding.... again

So I got some sorta bad/frustrating news today. I called St. Christopher's Church to see if they did weddings on Easter Saturday. Turns out the answer is no. And not just no, but NO! I didn't stay on the phone long after the receptionist said that. I called my mom. She was even more disappointed then I was and asked if Russell and I could change our date. As it turns out, that time in April works out the best for us. March is too iffy with the weather. I mean... this March we still had snow on the ground! I think we did anyway. And in May of 2012 Russell is possibly starting the PA program at AACC. And that will take 2 years. So we would get married, have no honeymoon and not get the chance until Russell finished school and even after that because he would have to get a job first so we can go back to paying all the bills and such. Earlier in the year or even fall of next year doesn't work because Russell will still be in is last semester of his BS degree. So it just works that April 7th be our date. And now I can't truely please my mother and grandmother by having a Catholic wedding because of all this and I have no idea where to even begin looking for new churches to get married in. On top of that, I am not sure I'll have enough money to pay for the kind of wedding that I want. Although the food and drink and stuff for the reception is actually less than I thought, the photographer that I want is $2000 at her cheapest. So I'll babysit for my sister and pick up extra shifts at work and Russell will do the same. I hope it will all come together. I just want to know that I will have the right Church to get married in. So many people hav suggested a courthouse wedding or one outside, but I really want to be married in a church. I don't so much care about it being Catholic or not. I'll probably stop 'wedding planning' for another month and then go back and attack it again. Just trying to make sure I've got all the parts together and such. So Hey! If you've got any suggestions, let me know!!!

As the garden grows.

My garden is growing nicely. With all this rain and then 80+ degree days, I now had some flowers on my black cherry tomato plant and the three cucumber vines that are growing are getting to the point that I think I will be able to start wrapping them about the stakes. The parsley has leaves and the basil is getting huge too. I am planning on transplanting my dalihas into the garden since they are taking up too much room in the pots. I will probably transplant the canus flowers also. I am super excited!! I am hoping my computer will be fixed soon so I can upload some new pictures. =)

Destruction

I had to pull out four cucumber plants today. I planted too many in one pot. So now I only have three. Should I bury the four others? Maybe there will be cucmbers growing in the mulch pile? That would be quite neat. On the wedding front, nearly no progress has been made. And that is frustrating. Though we did decide what kind of Church to get married in, Russell wants to move as far away from home as possible to marry and I am trying to stay local. It's cheaper that way. So more research will be done. That reminds me... I have to call St. Christopher's to make sure we can even get married by Fr. Jennings! :-O

Frustrations.

I know I have almost two years to plan a wedding, but I like to be prepared. Especially when it comes to how much money Russell and I can spend on this event. But am I allowed to be frustrated when I am trying to gather my resources and Russell is less than helpful? He's in Vegas now enjoying his last day and night with his friends, but I am stuck at home with HIS desktop because my laptop in out of service and I can't get it connected to my printer. Russell tells me to wait the 2 days till he comes home and he will print the things that I need out when he is back. He also said that we have 2 years to plan. Grrrrr... I wanna plan now! Please? At least a budget. Anyway... frustranstion spent. I'm good now.

Details

I know this post is long over-due. I've been having computer issues recently and this is the first time I have been able to sit down to a computer without Russell having to steal it back. So here we go. Russell proposed to me on Friday. Thursday we had been dating for two years. I had to work from 7am to 11pm and Russell had the day off. When I got home I kinda gave Russell a little grief for not getting me flowers for our two year anniversary. The next morning, while I was playing with my iPod, Russell ran into the room, got down on his knees next to the bed and tossed a small box at me. He then said "I didn't get you flowers, but I got you this instead." And then "Notice how I am down on my knees." I started shaking and opened the box. It held the ring. Of course I am so surprised. I did not expect Russell to propose even though I wanted him to so much. I asked him if he was serious and he said yes. I put the ring on my finger and Russell told me of his adventures he took to get it just the night before. Thrusday evening Russell decided he was going to head across the bridge to the jewlery store to buy me an engagement ring. He took our friend Allyson with him. While driving he realized he hadn't talked to my parents at all so he sent my mom a text message saying he was in the area and could he stop by. Well showing up with Allyson in tow threw off my mom for a minute and she though he really was "just in the area," until he blurted out "I'm going to the jewlery store to get Elizabeth a ring." Needless to say my mother was extatic! Because my dad wasn't home from Boyscouts yet, Russell and Allyson headed to Reed's to buy this ring. They came back and Russell talked to my dad about proposing. He told everyone about these marvelous plans he had on how to propose such as coming back from Vegas and meeting me at airport security with a t-shirt that said "Elizabeth will you marry me?" But how he ended up doing it worked out quite well. I am really excited! I am looking forward to planning the wedding but even more importantly, I am looking forward to the rest of my life with Russell. =)

Happy Day!

So where to start? I am getting married! Russell proposed to me this morning. I did not expect it at all. He had even talked to my parents last night. This is quite exciting!